transpired

[tran-spahyuhrd]

adjective

1. (of events) having taken place.

   If it weren't for a few recently transpired events, this may have very well been a day of celebration.

2. emitted or given off through the surface, as of the body, leaves, or porous material.

   Recycling transpired water in the greenhouse can reduce water requirements for the plants inside it by as much as 90 to 99%.

3. Environmental Science.,  relating to or being a panel or sheet having perforations allowing the passage of air heated by solar energy.

   The transpired air collector—a metal sheet with tiny holes to pull air through—takes advantage of the sunlight to heat the building on a cold Colorado day.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of transpire.

Other Word Forms

• untranspired adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of transpired¹

transpire ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

To suggest that the Dodgers needed Yamamoto would be wildly underselling what transpired on Saturday night.

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And on Friday, the interim athletic director attempted to assure everyone that, despite all that has transpired in this week, the department is not in disarray.

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As it transpired, there was no reason to fret on a night when worry and angst for those in green and white was confined to pre-match.

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Many decades and unconscionable acts have transpired since that speculative conversation.

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There are almost no physical relics from what transpired that day.

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Related Words

• arise 
• befall 
• ensue